Mortal Kombat - Kratos FAQ/guide

Immortal Kombat With Kratos!

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What it do, party peoples! Welcome to my absolutely, positively pointless MK FAQ on the web! First of all, let me be the one to brag that I was the one that called it first when I made mention about the final boss battle in God Of War 3 over a year ago. In my GoW3 FAQ (written in March 2010), I entitled the final Kratos VS. Zeus Battle as "Mortal Kombat" and, as fate would have it, the makers of the new MK game ended up using Kratos in the new MK game using the same battle arena! Coincidence? I think not, but it's not like THEY would ever admit to taking my idea....or WOULD they? Nah.

Anyway, you clicked here for one reason - to see what the whole fuss is about regarding Kratos for the Playstation 3 version of MK. Read on below to view all the details!

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+++ THE GOD OF WAR +++

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In case you weren't aware, Kratos is only playable on the PS3 version (sorry, Xbox 360, you lose). Fortunately, Kratos IS playable from the outstart and does NOT need to be unlocked via the Krypt.

Kratos can be used in 2-Player battles (One-On-One or Tag Team) and can also participate in his own Ladder Match for Arcade Mode.

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Kratos has all of his gear intact from God Of War 3 on hand - the Blades of Exile, the Blade of Olympus, the Nemean Cestus, the Bow Of Apollo, the Hermes Boots, and the Head of Helios.

The only weapons that Kratos is missing is the Nemesis Whip and his Rage Of the Spartans super move (does the Icarus Wings count?).

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+++ ALTERNATE COSTUME +++

Kratos also has one additional costume - the (useless) Fear costume from GoW3. To unlock the Fear costume, simply complete the 10-Battle Ladder Match on any difficulty. After defeating Shao Kahn, go to Nekropolis and go to Kratos' profile to unlock the costume.

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To use the Fear costume, go to the Player Select screen and highlight Kratos. Press the START button to bring up the multiple costumes list and choose FEAR.

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+++ COMBOS +++

Kratos is a strong and aggressively agile fighter but his combos are not as quick to pull off as other fighters like Smoke or Noob. To pull them off, you'll need to time the combos so that you won't get countered especially in higher modes (and boss battles).

Here's a few Special Attacks and combos to use regularly.

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HERMES DASH - BACK, FORWARD, CIRCLE

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HELIOS HEAD - DOWN, BACK, TRIANGLE

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ZEUS' RAGE - DOWN, FORWARD, X

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VALOR OF HERCULES - TRIANGLE, SQUARE, TRIANGLE

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GRAB MOVE - R1 (UP CLOSE)

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The Valor Of Hercules attack is Kratos' best move to spam when fighting bigger enemies like Goro and Kintaro. Very rarely can they block it and, if they do, Kratos can quickly jump away (but he can't cancel it, though). The second best move to spam is the Bow Of Apollo (not pictured) when fighting quick and nimble enemies, especially Shao Kahn.

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+++ X-RAY ATTACK +++

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L2 BUTTON + R2 BUTTON

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For his X-Ray attack, Kratos will stab the opponent in the gut with the Blades of Exile followed by a super punch to the face with the Nemean Cestus. Painful, you say?

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+++ FATALITIES +++

Fatalities are a bit of an understatement for Kratos, don't you think? (Especially if you've played all of the God of War games). And before you ask, YES, Kratos can be victim to everyone else's fatalities as well.

.+++FATALITY #1 - THE BLADE OF OLYMPUS+++

DOWN, DOWN, BACK, FORWARD, TRIANGLE (at close distance)

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For his first Fatality, Kratos uses the Blades Of Exile to impale his opponent and then slices them from the torso up with the Blade Of Olympus.

.+++FATALITY #2 - THE MEDUSA GAZE+++

DOWN, FORWARD, DOWN, BACK, SQUARE (within sweep distance)

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**NOTE: This Fatality is hidden somewhere in the Krypt but can be done WITHOUT having to unlock it (as long as you know the code).

For this quick Fatality, Kratos will freeze his opponent with the Medusa Head and then smash them to pieces with the Nemean Cestus. Not really a new move, to be honest.

.+++ BABALITY +++

DOWN, FORWARD, BACK, TRIANGLE (within jump distance)

.+++ STAGE FATALITY +++

DOWN, FORWARD, FORWARD, X
I've yet to to pull this one off successfully. Will be back with an update soon!

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There you have it! A quick look at Kratos in action. If you're an Xbox 360 owner, look at what you're missing! All the bloody goodness and none of the fat! To all PS3 owners that still haven't gotten the game, what'chu waiting for? Christmas?!?

Submitted by VampireHorde2 - Published on 04/20/11See all Mortal Kombat